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Tagging early release prisoners will add to police forces’ burden, chief warns

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers, as well as grooming gang members, are to be blocked from early prison release.

The Independent UK

Grooming gang members and killers including Pc Harper’s to be kept behind bars

Anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter and death by dangerous driving, will now be excluded from early release.

Evening Standard

PC Harper’s killers will not be released early from jail, Burnham announces

The prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme

The Independent UK

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PC Andrew Harper's killers to remain in prison as Andy Burnham announces changes to early release scheme

Andy Burnham announces anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, will be exempt from early release scheme

Evening Standard

PC Andrew Harper’s killers ‘to be excluded from early release scheme’

Those convicted of a certain type of manslaughter will no longer be eligible for early release, including Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole

The Independent UK

Pc Harper’s killers to be excluded from early release scheme – reports

Those convicted of a certain type of manslaughter will no longer be eligible for early release, according to The Telegraph.

Evening Standard

Burnham to report to Parliament on early release scheme in two weeks

Justice Secretary Alex Norris is drawing up plans to ‘maximise public safety and minimise the early release of prisoners’, the Prime Minister said.

Evening Standard

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Ministers plot rule change to stop early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers

The prime minister has asked the justice secretary to come up with a ‘solution’ to prevent their release

The Independent UK

Exemption could stop Pc Harper’s killers’ early release, says former top judge

Lord Thomas said excluding ‘unlawful act’ manslaughter from the prison early release scheme could work.

Evening Standard

One million sign petition to block Pc Harper’s killers from early release

Pc Harper was fatally injured in 2019.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham Ordered Ministers To Stop PC Harper Killers' Release After Police Chiefs Warned They Felt 'Let Down'

The UK government faces pressure to prevent the early release of two men convicted in the death of PC Andrew Harper, as police chiefs and the public express concerns over justice and public safety.

International Business Times UK

Public Outrage Explodes Over UK Early Release Scheme Threatening to Free Cop Killers and Sex Offenders

Andy Burnham faces mounting fury over the UK early release scheme as PC Andrew Harper's killers could be freed early, prompting police chiefs to demand urgent action.

International Business Times UK

Voices: ‘Only the courts can keep someone in prison’: Readers reject calls to block PC Harper killers’ early release

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has pushed back against calls for Downing Street to carve out an exception for Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, warning that political interference in sentencing threatens judicial independence

The Independent UK

Fifty police chiefs pile pressure on Burnham to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Police have called for an amendment to the law to exclude people convicted of killing emergency service workers in the line of duty

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Letter signed by every chief constable in England and Wales warns early release could weaken trust in justice system

The Independent UK

What Andy Burnham could do to keep the killers of Pc Andrew Harper behind bars

Justice secretary Alex Norris will now look at ways to keep ‘a greater number of the most serious offenders’ behind bars

Evening Standard

Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ Pc Harper’s killers will not be freed early

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said work to free up space in the prison system would be fast-tracked.

The Guardian - UK

Probation officers vote for strike action after warning early releases will add to excessive workloads - as it happened

Union chief says vote is about staff ‘warning they cannot protect the public properly’

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ PC Harper’s killers will not get early release

Prime minister says he has asked justice secretary to accelerate measures to increase the number of prison places

Evening Standard

Government to announce early release exemptions for Pc Harper’s killers in September

An announcement will be made when the Commons returns after its summer break.

Evening Standard

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers won't be freed early, signals Andy Burnham after backlash against freeing them

The PM said he was ‘increasingly confident’ that a solution will be found to the jail overcrowding crisis to ‘prevent their early release’

The Independent UK

Government ‘spitting in faces of police’ by failing to halt release of PC Harper’s killers, says ex-colleague

‘Andy did his duty that night. The least they can do is show him some respect’, says a first responder at fatal scene – as No 10 claims it can’t keep killers behind bars

Evening Standard

‘Solution identified’ to prevent early release of Pc Andrew Harper’s killers

Pc Harper was fatally injured in Berkshire in 2019.

The Independent UK

Burnham asks justice secretary to find way to keep PC Andrew Harper’s killers in jail

Angela Rayner says new justice secretary has until September to develop plan to keep most serious offenders behind bars as Burnham backtracks on claim he cannot secure targeted exemption for two men who killed police officer

Evening Standard

Responder to Pc Harper killing accuses Government of ‘spitting in police’s face’

Former officer Chris Bushnell said the news about the sentencing had brought back the trauma of that night in August 2019.

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